Fingerbones

It's a short little horror game where you mostly just explore, read some notes and figure out what’s going on. It’s simple, kinda creepy and doesn’t take long to get through. I had fun with it and it’s worth a quick play if you like weird little horror games.

Fingerbones is a short psychological horror experience that relies far more on disturbing ideas and oppressive atmosphere than traditional scares. Instead of filling its environment with monsters, weapons, or elaborate survival mechanics, it places the player inside a bleak and mysterious building and allows curiosity to become the main force driving exploration. Developed and published by David Szymanski, the game is intentionally small in scope, but it uses that simplicity to create an unsettling experience that can remain memorable well after its brief runtime. Gameplay primarily consists of first-person exploration. You wander through dim rooms, investigate your surroundings, discover written material, and gradually uncover more information about the person connected to the location. There is very little mechanical complexity, and players expecting combat, sophisticated puzzles, or enemy encounters should adjust their expectations accordingly. Fingerbones is closer to an interactive psychological horror story where exploration controls the pace at which its disturbing narrative is revealed. The written notes are particularly important because they provide most of the game's s…

This is very short horror adventure game. It's hard to not spoil anything since the game can be fully completed in about 20 minutes. The main mechanics are a flashlight, find a lot of notes to convey some of the plot and setting, and get hints for terminal passwords. Fortunately there's no jumpscares, and the game is free. But apart from that, there's not really a lot more. The visuals look rough, there's almost no distinctive style apart from bland rooms, and the story is ambigous. It works, it's just not fulfilling.

Fingerbones is a short experience made by David Szymanski, the developer of titles like Dusk & Iron Lung, and what i'd consider one of the best indie horror developers out there! Fingerbones is pretty barebones (pun intended), but i think it's great for what it is, and it's pretty cool to compare with Szymanski most recent games and see his evolution. In fingerbones you're hidden and stuck in a bunker while on an apocalyptical scenario, and to find out what's happening you find out notes of your own and discover what you truly are. I really enjoy how the lore in this game is delivered and written, it's shocking & repulsive, and David nailed on how to show that with some depth to the characters thoughts. I'd really be aware that the game has sensitive themes before playing it, but if you're interested, you can complete it in less than 30 minutes and yet the game will feel complete enough (what makes it longer is how slow is character movement speed (which is frustrating as you're going to be rereading notes and going back to the same places). The visuals are very basic, but the story captivates you.

This is a very slow-burn psychological horror game. You explore an abandoned bunker, solve some simple puzzles, and read notes that slowly reveal what happened. There aren't really any monsters or jumpscares. It's more about the story and the feeling of slowly realizing that something is very wrong. The story gets pretty dark, involving a father and his daughter, and the further you get, the worse it becomes. The ending was quite somber. It's also very short. You can finish it in around 15–30 minutes, so don't expect a full horror game. But it's free, and for such a short experience, it does a surprisingly good job of sticking with you. Worth playing once if you're into psychological horror.

waste of 12 minutes. all of david syzmanskis other games are amazing, so dont take this game as being on the same level as squirrel stapler or iron lung. if you want a creepy, fun game, i recommend his other games. they are much better. this game is an outlier; i sincerely recommend his other games.